S02 Making-of Featurette

Inside Hell on Wheels: Where Season 1 Left off

Inside Hell on Wheels: Where Season 2 Left off

Anson Mount and the cast of Hell on Wheels analyze the unanswered questions from season 2.

Inside Hell on Wheels: A Look at Season 3

Anson Mount and the cast of Hell on Wheels give us a taste of what's in store for season 3.

Inside Hell on Wheels: A Look at Season 4

Anson Mount and the cast of Hell on Wheels give fans a taste of what's in store for Season 4.

The Golden Spike

Explaining the importance of the golden spike.

Series Wrap-up

A look back at season 5.

Crashing a Train: From Concept to Camera (S01)

Shows the planning and execution of one of the first season's big set pieces.

S01 Character Featurettes

Includes portraits of Cullen Bohannon, Elam Ferguson, Thomas Durant, Lily Bell, The McGinnes Brothers, Pawnee Killer and Joseph Black Moon.

S01 Episode Featurettes

Gives some background on the following episodes: Pilot; Immoral Mathematics; A New Birth of Freedom; Jamais Je ne T'Oublierai; Bread and Circuses; Pride, Pomp and Circumstance; Revelations; Derailed; Timshel; and God of Chaos.

S01 Making-of Featurettes

Offers seven short pieces, including "About Hell on Wheels", "The Guns", "The Wardrobe", "The Meaning of the Railroad", "Building the Train", "Locations and Sets", and "Dirty Medicine".

Recreating the Past: The Making of Hell on Wheels (S01)

Features quite a few behind the scenes crew, like Director – Executive Producer David Von Ancken and Production Designer John Blackie, talking about what they wanted to achieve with this series. There's some great footage of the sets being built as well as some of the location shooting, some of which looks pretty muddy. It's nice to have the actual crew interviewed at length here rather than the traditional puff piece that focuses solely on the cast congratulating each other for giving such great performances.

Behind-the-Scenes Footage (S01)

The Cast on Season 2

On Set with Anson Mount (S2)

S02 Episode Featurettes

Gives some background on each of the 10 episodes in Season 2.

S03 Episode Featurettes

Gives some background on each of the 10 episodes in Season 3.

"I'm Building Me a Home"

S03 Featurette with Common and Dohn Norwood

The New Characters of Season 4

On the Set with Colm Meaney

On the Set with Jake Weber

Cheyenne Set Tour

Anson Mount Retrospective (S4)

S04 Episode Featurettes

Gives some background on 12 of the 13 episodes in Season 4 (all except Elam Ferguson).

Inside Hell on Wheels: A Look at Season 4

How the Chinese Built America

Set Tour with Anson Mount (S5)

S05 Episode Featurettes

Gives some background on each of the 14 episodes in Season 5.

A Look at the Final Episodes